Volume 1, Chapter 279: Dismissal of Zhou Tongpan.
He didn't look at Lao Gou in front of him again.
But his brows were full of anger.
The look in his eyes also changed, as if he wanted to kill someone.
The two constables who had just taken action saw his look clearly.
They stepped back subconsciously.
I felt like I was being stared at by a ferocious beast.
Ye Tingmu stared at the two of them and said in a cold voice: "Who is in charge of you two?"
Upon hearing this, Captain Song hurried forward.
"In reply to the Marquis, all the detectives in South City will be under my command."
Ye Tingmu took a deep breath.
Calming down his anger.
Then he continued to look at the constable in front of him.
He didn't scold.
Instead, he asked the two of them a question.
"Do you know where the silver you receive every day comes from?"
Ye Tingmu's sudden question stunned everyone present.
The people around couldn't help but look at Ye Tingmu at this moment.
They didn't know why he asked.
They were curious about what the Shaoqing, or Little Tianhou, was going to do.
The two constables looked at each other.
But he kept his head down and dared not speak.
Under Ye Tingmu's gaze, he became extremely frightened again.
"Answer me."
A cold shout.
The two men trembled and knelt down on the spot.
One of them quickly replied, "My Lord, is it...is it issued by the Ministry of Revenue?"
His tone was hurried and filled with deep fear.
"Then let me ask you again, where does the Ministry of Revenue's silver come from?"
Facing Ye Tingmu’s second question.
The two of them also replied quickly.
“It’s about collecting taxes.”
This is common sense. The money from the national treasury is taken from the people as tax.
There's no way they didn't know.
A creepy arc appeared at the corner of Ye Tingmu's mouth.
His eyes looked around.
His eyes swept over the soldiers and constables who were maintaining order.
He said in a deep voice: "That's right, the salary you receive comes from the Ministry of Revenue, and the silver from the Ministry of Revenue comes from the people."
He paused here.
Then he pointed at Lao Gou lying on the ground.
"And this old man is a citizen of the Nine Provinces, one of the millions of people. You serve as officials, and you eat the salary of the people."
"What do the clothes you wear represent? They represent the imperial court. They give you rights. But what are these rights used for? Do you know?"
Facing Ye Tingmu’s third question.
For some unknown reason, the soldiers and constables lowered their heads in shame at this moment.
Even Constable Song's fist clenched a little at this moment.
On the other hand, looking at the people around, their eyes have changed from shock and confusion at the beginning to bewilderment now... Do they know what Ye Tingmu is talking about?
But they didn't know why Ye Tingmu said this today.
They only knew that in their eyes, Ye Tingmu at this moment seemed different from other officials and other princes.
Ye Tingmu continued, "I gave you power so that you can use it to protect the people of my Nine Provinces, not so that you can use it to bully, humiliate, and harm the people. What are the people? Without the people, there are no taxes, no soldiers, no conscription. How can there be a country? They are your parents who provide you with food and clothing, and what did you do today? Beat up your parents who provide you with food and clothing?"
"Beat? Drag? Tell me, do you feel ashamed? Shame?"
When he spoke the rest of the words, his voice seemed to be squeezed out from between his teeth.
The sound enveloped the entire government office.
I don't know why.
The people around were already touched by these words.
The two constables who were kneeling on the ground lowered their heads even lower.
What Ye Tingmu said was not a profound truth.
It's that simple.
To sum it up in one sentence, they take the people's money and do things that bully the people.
This is a shame and a tragedy.
"Lift your heads and tell me, are you ashamed?"
Both of them lost their voices.
"My Lord, we know we were wrong... We will never dare to do it again."
At this moment, a fire was burning in everyone's heart, but this fire was not anger.
There was light in their eyes now.
Among the people present, how many had not been troubled or bullied by the officials?
Protection fees, not paying for meals... and so on, the list goes on.
Although Ye Tingmu's words were intended to reprimand the constable in front of him.
But it was said to the civilians around.
He bowed to the crowd.
"Everyone, we are the envoys of Jiuzhou, and we should serve the people. I don't care what happened in the past. Today, I will set a rule for you. From now on, if anyone from my Nancheng government office beats up the people like this, I will punish them severely."
"good....."
Someone in the crowd shouted "good".
Then there were two sounds, and three sounds.
Finally, it turned into applause that resounded through the sky.
Captain Song on the side had a complicated expression. He looked at Ye Tingmu beside him without saying a word.
But his body subconsciously straightened a little.
"My Lord, how should we deal with these two?"
Ye Tingmu frowned and said, "You two should get up. As you are just following orders, I will not pursue the matter today."
Upon hearing this, the two of them hurriedly thanked him.
"Thank you, sir. Thank you, sir."
Captain Song was secretly shocked when he heard this. Such magnanimity was somewhat unexpected to him.
He quickly said to the two people who were still kneeling, "Get out of here now."
At this time, Judge Zhou Tong kept wiping the cold sweat from his forehead.
It was he who gave the order to beat someone up.
At this time, Ye Tingmu's voice sounded again.
"President Zhou."
I heard Ye Tingmu calling me.
He trotted over quickly.
Then he said respectfully: "My Lord, what are your instructions?"
Ye Tingmu glanced at him, the coldness in his eyes was self-evident. The murderous look made Zhou Tongpan, who had no cultivation at all, terrified.
"Tell me, what's going on?"
Zhou Tongpan was sweating even more at this moment.
He knew that the god before him was not someone he could afford to offend.
"My lord, I know I was wrong and I am willing to accept your punishment." He did not explain, but chose to surrender directly.
Ye Tingmu raised his eyebrows.
"Since you are willing to be punished, then you don't have to do your job as a judge anymore. I will find someone to take your place."
Everyone was stunned, and many people at the scene gasped.
Can this magistrate of a city be dismissed from his post just like that?
Even if you are a Marquis of Heaven, you probably don't have the right to directly dismiss an official appointed by the court.
As the author said, the Nancheng Tongpan is a fourth-rank official.
Zhou Tongpan was also stunned. You didn't punish the constable who took action, but you took off my official hat as a Tongpan.
He couldn't accept it.
He straightened his back and faced Ye Tingmu.
He said:
"My Lord, this is inappropriate, isn't it? Even if I was wrong, it wouldn't be this serious. Are you going to take away my official hat, a fourth-rank official, just for a commoner? I belong to the Crown Prince."
He just wanted to tell Ye Tingmu that I am the eldest prince's man, and even if you really want to dismiss me, you have to think twice.
This is the power of a dog father-in-law.
It would have been fine if he didn't mention the eldest prince, but when he did, Ye Tingmu couldn't help but laugh.
He has known for a long time that you are the eldest prince's man, and he is taking this opportunity to eliminate you.
He and the eldest prince are enemies now, so how could he let a spy live in his sight?
His tone turned a little colder again.
"How dare you, Judge Zhou, threaten this Marquis, Yang San?"
"My Lord!"
"Throw him out of South City for me."
"yes."
Judge Zhou was completely panicked.
He really didn't expect that Ye Tingmu would treat him like this just because of an order he gave.
He said quickly:
"What are you doing? I am an official appointed by the court. You can't treat me like this. This is against the law..."
But Yang San obviously ignored him and held him in his hand like a chicken.
In front of a pair of horrified eyes, he was thrown straight into the air.
“Ah…..No…”
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